Lydia’s Home
Opened in 2017, Lydia's Home is a Certified Level II Recovery Residence for women located in the City of Green in Summit County.
Lydia’s Home provides a curriculum-based, faith-centered recovery program in a safe home environment based on Restorative Justice that helps women overcome substance abuse and achieve independence. This home meets the standards of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR).
Women in the U.S. who are age 18 or over and are recovering from substance abuse, including incarceration, are eligible to apply for residency. Learn more here.
About Lydia’s Home
Following her own substance abuse recovery experience, Tamela Shawhan, now Director of Operations, wanted to develop a faith-centered recovery home and began praying and planning for Lydia’s Home.
In 2017, Lydia’s Home was launched following the purchase and renovation of a residential home in the City of Green in Summit County.
Since then, many women have transformed their lives through this unique program.
Program Information
Our program includes a unique combination of services and experiences, including:
Individual Assessment Plan & Case Management
25-week Substance Abuse & Recovery Education Program with Mentoring
8-week Relapse Prevention Education
Thinking for Change Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Workforce Development & Job Placement Services
Identity Restoration & Accountability
Eligibility & What to Expect
Submit Your 3-Part Application
Please review the Eligibility Requirements before completing the application. You MUST submit all three parts of the application to be considered.
Contact your Case Manager if you have questions. If you don’t have a Case Manager, contact Tamela Shawhan, Director of Operations, at tamela@brokenchainsministry.org. Thank you!
Jessica’s Success at Lydia’s Home
Jessica came to Lydia’s Home following years addiction that led to more than 20 overdoses, the loss of her marriage, home, and relationships with six beautiful children, as well as years of homelessness, illicit drug use, theft, and jail or prison stays in nearly every state in the country.
Learn how Jessica’s life was transformed through the love of Christ and the Lydia’s Home program.
Meet Our Director
Tamela Shawhan, Director of Operations, Ohio Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Photo Gallery
From the moment you enter, we do our best to make you feel safe and at home here. Enjoy the fully-equipped kitchen, inviting living room with a fireplace, cozy bedrooms, oversized bathrooms and closets, the learning center, and the outdoor gardens and relaxation areas at Lydia’s Home.
Tamela Shawhan appeared on Beyond the Pew Podcast in May 2024 to share the mission of Lydia’s Home and her passion for the ministry.
The way is narrow, but you can become a new creation in Christ.
“When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.”